Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Upper Great Plains (Great Plains)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 54
887
3103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 54
887
3103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 54
887
3103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
887
3103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
886
3102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
886
3102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
883
3095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
611
2332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
542
1907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
54
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 15
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Upper Great Plains
15 Genera with 62 Species | Agriades Hübner, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1819 | Elfins | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1862 | Azures | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916 | American Dotted Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1862 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1873 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1793 | Satyr Orchids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Upper Great Plains
62 Species | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) sheridanii Carpenter, 1877 | 'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Cisincisalia) spinetorum Hewitson, 1867 | Blue Mistletoe Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | Western Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Balcones Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak | | Celastrina echo (Edwards, 1864) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina humulus Scott & Wright, 1998 | Hops Azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | Western tailed blue | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Euphilotes ancilla (Barnes & McD..., 1918) | ⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | | Euphilotes baueri (Shields, 1975) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916 | 'Pale' Rita Blue | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878 | Edith's copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna (Edwards, 1861) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870 | Behr's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) fuliginosa (Edwards, 1861) | ⇒ Satyrium fuliginosum W.H. Edwards, 1861 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) saepium Boisduval, 1852 | Buckthorn Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) sylvinus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Satyrium sylvinum Boisduval, 1852 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) titus Fabricius, 1793 | Coral Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Upper Great Plains
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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